Ben Henry-Moreland
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“It essentially says that contributions to these Trump Accounts cannot overly favor the owners, the highly compensated employees of the company, over everyone else in the company,”
Ben Henry-Moreland · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-15
Henry-Moreland explained the non-discrimination rules that prevent Trump Account contributions from overly favoring owners and highly compensated employees.
“The answer is no.”
Ben Henry-Moreland · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-15
Henry-Moreland answered no to the common question of whether a self-employed person can set up a Trump Account and make employer contributions to their own child's account.
“It has to follow some pretty strict rules.”
Ben Henry-Moreland · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-15
Henry-Moreland noted that Trump Account contribution programs must follow strict rules.
“If they have employees, they are able to establish a Trump Account contribution program and give to their employees or their employees' children, but they can't then also give to their own children from that,”
Ben Henry-Moreland · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-15
Henry-Moreland explained that self-employed owners with employees can establish a Trump Account contribution program for employees but cannot give to their own children through it.